Friday, December 28, 2018

With 95 seats in hand, Khairuddin declared war, Daim attacked LGE

Public statements by political leaders to the public and media are fair, justified and pleasing to the general public. Off course, there are Syed Saddiq, Mat Maszlee, Teresa Kok to name a few among Cabinet Ministers lacking political correctness and indifferent to public opinion.

Reporters, bloggers and social media should have critical mind to understand the meaning and context of their words. The better networked and experienced ones could uncover behind the scene happenings, piece it together, and reveal the intention of the statements.

There was public satisfaction to hear Tun Daim’s remind government to fulfill their election promises. While, oppositions were overjoyed with a false sense of victory when Daim called on PH government to stop the blame game and repeating debt story.

Knowing Daim is the scriptwriter for PPBM’s propaganda and PPBM insider’s latest number of Malaya parliamentarian supporting PM at 95, it is more than meets the eye.

In private, Daim been passing cynical remarks to call Tony Pua as market wizard and Lim Guan Eng an economic czar. At almost the same time, Dato Khairuddin Abu Hassan revealed to media of a plot to topple Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir.

Why then is he blaming and putting the burden of responsibility on Guan Eng?

Perhaps, it is his way to manouvre and acquire power since few PH leader said CEP has no power and could not supercede PM and Cabinet. It is not quite true since Daim was empowered, beyond that of the King and Parliament, to call on the Chief Justice and President of the Court of Appeal to resign.

This is still considered a mere threat. The first Liwat 1.0 did not put Anwar behind bars but it was abuse of power that got him. It is the same manner Mahathir intend to get Dato Najib by going after the ancillary offenses and not the predicate offenses.

Heard Anwar will be charge for offenses related to management of Foundation fund similar to that of his long time friend, Dato Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. He will be charged for infringement of the law done more than 20 years!

Anwar maybe aware of the move and the refusal of several state leaders appointment was to avert an internal war within PKR and became basis for Azmin to jump over to PPBM. It is the same reason Zahid took leave to deny the 30-odd Hishamuddin-led UMNO MPs the reason to jump.

Although Malaysiakini report revealed the letter signed by 30 odd UMNO MPs was merely to ask PM to to not deny allocation to BN-won constituencies, the Game Changer party cross over plan is still on-going.

PPBM has 13 MPs and now 15 with 2 former UMNO independent MPs announced joining PPBM. From UMNO, there are 35 MPs with Hishamuddin. PKR has 49 MPs, but sources claimed Azmin has 25 MPs ready to support Mahathir. Warisan has 8 MPs. DAP was said to be 7 MPs. And few from Amanah would make it 95.

There are 5 Indian and 2 Punjabi DAP MPs, but PKR has 6 Indian MPs. No wonder Waytha Moorthy still remained as Minister.

Kekanda Mujahid, whose sleepless Warkah dari Cordoba to Adinda Nurul Izzah caused quite an excitement on social media and indirectly mentioned Anwar was fixed by Mahathir, thus may not be in.

95 seats is only 17 seats away from 112 majority in Parliament and that could be coming from any unexpected MPs from Sabah and Sarawak.

While there are doubts on the 35 MPs coming from UMNO, Azmin’s 25 could only be 20, and no DAP MPs jumping to support Mahathir, PPBM has the option to move into Sabah and Sarawak.

Mahathir is seeking for political control and is in no mood to work without two third majority thus having to refer to coalition partners before making decisions.

His off-the-cuff statements must be made policy and no more U turn.

It means Muhyiddin statement that PPBM will respect its understanding with Warisan is just another public pleasing political statement. Come the time, another public pleasing justification statement for a change in position.

While it is public pleasing of Mukhriz to deny he is returning to KL and any plan to pursue the PPBM Presidency, Muhyiddin is feeling healthier and talking of post-Mahathir PPBM already.

Privately, he told folks in Muar that he will be next PM and Azmin to be DPM. He claimed he had stuck out for Mahathir and sacrificed for PPBM, including money in the hundreds of million.

Apparently, he has also talked to Anwar and with Anwar, he agreed Anwar to be PM with himself as DPM. That means Kit Siang will not get the promised DPM post despite rumour Muhyiddin talked to DAP.

In the same way he manouvred his politics in UMNO and even floated on Najib’s raft, Muhyiddin is a pragmatic politician and will pursue his goals cautiously without the occupational hazard.